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Derby (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i / ⓘ DAR ... The M1 motorway passes about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city, linking Derby southwards to London and northwards to Sheffield ...
Route 6 between Milton Keynes and Derby is the core section of the Sustrans route of the South Midlands. [3] After passing through Northampton the route follows the Brampton Valley Way for 14 miles (23 km) to Market Harborough, first opened in 1993 it is one of the longest railway paths in the country [4] and uses two long tunnels. [5]
The GNR's hopes that "a new route from Derby to London" would bring in significant volumes of passenger business were illusory. [18] Goods traffic was buoyant, however, both long-distance and local. In the 1880s the Friargate goods yard had to be extended.
The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey on the first Saturday of June each year, over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), or about 1½ miles. [ 1 ]
The Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands.It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield.
Derby railway station (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i / ⓘ, also known as Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway , the station is also served by CrossCountry services.
Local passenger services are operated by East Midlands Railway.There is a daily service between Nottingham and Matlock, via Derby. The frequency of the service is hourly, although on Sunday mornings the trains run every two hours increasing to hourly in the afternoon and evening.
The Crewe–Derby line is a railway line in central England, running from Crewe in a south-easterly direction to Derby, via Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter.Passenger services on the line are provided by East Midlands Railway, with Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, Northern and CrossCountry providing additional services north of Stoke-on-Trent to both Crewe and Manchester.